Senior Trust Fellow in Paediatric Immunology
(Equivalent ST6 – Post CCT)
Start Date: September 2026, 1 year fixed term (Possibility to extend)
We are currently seeking applications for a Senior Clinical Fellow, providing an exciting opportunity to broaden and extend your clinical experience of paediatric Immunology, BMT and Infectious Diseases in the busy but supportive environment of a large children’s hospital.
As part of a team of senior middle grade doctors, you will provide outpatient daycase care, and will be trained in the diagnostic work-up and therapeutic management of children with recurrent infections and Primary Immunodeficiency.
The role offers a particularly valuable experience of the long-term outpatient management of children with Primary Immunodeficiency, working closely with the consultant team and specialist nurses. This is a unique experience to work alongside our Bone Marrow Transplant, Gene Therapy, and Thymic Transplant teams in the management of children with these rare disorders.
As the Senior Immunology Fellow you will work alongside the Gene therapy Fellow and thymic transplant Fellow in coordinating complex outpatients care. You will also work with the ward based middle grade team, which includes a mix of GRID trainees, Specialist Registrars and Clinical fellows who work across Immunology, Infectious Diseases and BMT patients at GOSH. There are no out of hour’s commitment with this post.
This is a post suitable for a doctor who is post-MRCPCH or equivalent with an excellent record in care of general paediatric and acutely sick children; and who wishes to pursue a career in paediatric Immunology, haematopoietic stem cell transplantation, or infectious diseases. The exact duties of the post holder will be tailored ot the successful candidate’s experience, and as such this post provides an excellent opportunity to a post-CCST candidate (or equivalent) wishing to specialise in tertiary level immunodeficiency, prior to taking up a consultant post. The post is a full time appointment, but applications from doctors wishing to work on a part-time basis will also be welcomed.
This contract is fixed term in nature, as the post is designed to provide specific training competencies to the post holder. Upon commencement in this role, your training competencies will be set.
We are committed to recruiting the best person for the job through a fair, open and consistent process that is free from bias and discrimination.
We are working towards becoming an anti-racist organisation. This means creating a workplace where every colleague feels seen, heard and valued, and where racism in any form has no place. Our anti-racism commitment is backed by action through our Anti-Racism Statement and action plan, developed in collaboration with our REACH staff network.
We actively challenge discrimination, dismantle barriers and embed equity across all aspects of our workforce, including recruitment, progression and development. All applicants will receive equal consideration regardless of race, ethnicity, nationality, religion or belief, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, health condition or employment history.
We particularly welcome applications from ethnically diverse communities, people with disabilities or long-term health conditions, and LGBTQ+ community members. We are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer, a member of the Business Disability Forum, and a Stonewall Diversity Champion.
Our staff networks, including REACH, PRIDE, ENABLED and Women’s Networks, are active and executive supported. These employee-led networks play a vital role in shaping an inclusive culture at GOSH and are open to all colleagues.
Together, we are building a culture where inclusion is not optional - it is essential.
The recruitment process for all admin and clerical roles at Bands 2-4 will be a two stage recruitment process whereby shortlisted candidates will undertake an online literacy, numeracy, ICT and typing test. Only those candidates who pass the competency test will proceed to a formal interview.
The closing date given is a guide only. There may be some occasions where we have to close a vacancy once sufficient applications have been received. It is therefore advisable that you submit your application as early as possible to avoid disappointment.
Only those candidates who clearly demonstrate how they meet the person specification criteria for this post will be shortlisted. Please note that where high volumes of applicants have been received, additional criteria may on occasion be used to determine the final shortlist.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website .
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